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Binance
organizationInvestors pull $956 million in 24 hours as chief Changpeng Zhao steps down. Deal will see Binance pay $4.3 billion to US authorities to settle the years-long illicit finance probe. Zhao has been replaced by Richard Teng, a senior Binance executive.
Stuart Seldowitz
personStuart Seldowitz, 64, was filmed three times berating Mohammad, 24. He threatened to report the young vendor to immigration and labeled him a 'terrorist' In one of his most abhorrent remarks, he said: 'If we killed 4,000 Palestinian kids, it wasn't enough'
Melissa Barrera
personSusan Sarandon and Melissa Barrera were dropped by Hollywood companies. Sarandon's exit from UTA followed comments she's made about Israel. Barrera had posted statements on her Instagram stories calling the war "genocide"
Hamas
organizationHamas says it and Israel have agreed to a four-day pause in hostilities in Gaza. The group said it agreed to release around 50 women and children hostages from Gaza. Israel said it would extend the lull by an additional day for every 10 hostages released.
Nella Rose
personNella, 26, clashed with Fred Sirieix on Tuesday night's episode. Told Fred she felt 'disrespected' and 'offended' by a comment he made. Body language expert Darren Stanton said Nella's anger was surface. Nella is now the favourite to leave the ITV series.
X, formerly Twitter, filed a federal defamation suit on Monday in Texas. Media watchdog group published an article alleging the social network let top brands display ads near antisemitic and pro-Nazi posts. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Monday his office was opening an investigation into Media Matters.
Binance
organizationChangpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering programme. He has also agreed to pay a $50m (£39.9m) fine and step down from Binance. Zhao becomes the second crypto entrepreneur to see his business career end in US courts this month following conviction of former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried.
Media Matters
organizationBillionaire has accused Media Matters of ‘potential fraudulent activity’ Group revealed adverts had appeared alongside pro-Nazi content. Media watchdog’s reports sparked a furious backlash from advertisers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office was opening an investigation.
Changpeng Zhao
personJustice Department said it was requiring Binance to pay $4.3bn (£3.4bn) in penalties and forfeitures. Binance’s chief executive officer Changpeng Zhao agreed to plead guilty to anti-money laundering charges and pay a $US50 million fine. Zhao named Richard Teng, a former CEO of Abu Dhabi Global Market, as Binance's new CEO.
Satya Nadella
personMicrosoft announces it has hired Sam Altman, the co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Altman was unexpectedly pushed out of the company days earlier in a corporate shake-up. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said both Altman and Greg Brockman will lead a new advanced AI research team.
Kyle Vogt
personCruise CEO and founder Kyle Vogt resigned Sunday night less than a month after the struggling robotaxi company lost its license to operate in California. Vogt founded the company as a startup then sold it to GM. Cruise this month pulled all of its vehicles from testing in the U.S. to conduct a safety review.
Sergio Massa
personRight-wing populist Javier Milei has resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. Milei handily beat Economy Minister Sergio Massa, 55.7% to 44.3%. Donald Trump was among the world leaders to congratulate Mr Milei on securing victory.
Javier Milei
personWith 86.6% of votes tallied, Milei had 55.95% and Massa 44.04%. The vote took place amid Milei's allegations of possible electoral fraud. Javier Milei has less than 20% in the Chamber of Deputies.
Microsoft
organizationMicrosoft hires two executives from the company that created ChatGPT. Microsoft stock spiked 2%, raising its market cap to $2.81 trillion. Microsoft has invested around $13 million in OpenAI and holds a 49% stake.
Patrick Vallance
personSir Patrick Vallance rejects Sunak claim scientists were empowered during Covid. Prime Minister made remarks in an interview with The Spectator.
Sam Altman
personSam Altman, 38, was fired on Friday from the company that created the popular ChatGPT chatbot. Microsoft, the company's biggest investor, swooped in to hire the toppled CEO and begin a process of building an OpenAI clone. Emmett Shear, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitch, a game-streaming website, is interim CEO.
OpenAI
organizationChatGPT and OpenAI both reportedly down amid a flurry of company controversy. Comes as workers demand the return of Sam Altman, the CEO who pleaded with the company to return before he was rejected outright.
Sam Altman
personMicrosoft announces it has hired Sam Altman, the co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Altman was unexpectedly pushed out of the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup. Microsoft already owns 49% of OpenAI and recruiting the artificial intelligence firm's leadership would push Microsoft one step further into owning its AI model.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
personColombian pop star fined €7.3 million and given a three-year suspended prison sentence. 46-year-old’s settlement means she will avoid trial in Barcelona over charges she failed to pay €14.5 million in Spanish income tax. The fraud was committed between 2012 and 2014, a period in which Shakira claimed she was not a resident of Spain.
Ashley Dale
personAshley Dale, 28, was shot dead in her home in Old Swan, Merseyside. James Witham, 41, burst into her house and opened fire with a Skorpion machine gun. Miss Dale managed to get to the back garden but collapsed and died at the scene. Witham has been found guilty of murder by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court. Three other men – Joseph Peers, 29, Niall Barry, 26, and Sean Zeisz, 28 – have also been convicted of her murder. Sentencing will take place on Wednesday at 11am.